Peter moved that the June 13, 2012, Council meeting minutes be approved
as revised; there was a second and the motion passed unanimously.

Agenda Item: Citizens Concerns

A resident told the Council that some of the liriope plants which the
Councilhad planted some time ago in the public strip in front of her
house have died. She said that some of these plants have died because of
the severe winter weather. She said that the Council had agreed at an
earlier Council meeting to assume the cost of replenishing these dead
plants. A resident complained about the plants that are intruding on the
public sidewalk at the southeast corner of Williams Lane and Connecticut
Avenue and obstructing pedestrians trying to navigate the sidewalk.

Action:
The Council agreed to replenish the dead liriope plants in front of the
resident’s house.
The manager will contact the resident at the southeast corner of Williams
Lane and Connecticut Avenue and ask her to trim the hedges in her front
yard.

Agenda Item: McCrone Proposal Concerning Section 5’s
Storm Drains

Bill Warnock, an engineer with McCrone, Inc., said that his company is
able to subcontract with another company like TVR which can video tape
the interior of Section 5’s storm drain system pipes. This video tape
would allow the Council to view the interior of all the storm drain pipes
and determine their condition. Someone asked about the life expectancy
of precast concrete storm drains; Section 5 has precast concrete pipes.
Bill said that there is very little data concerning the life expectancy
of precast concrete storm drain pipes.

Someone asked about the cost of video taping Section 5’s entire storm
drain system. Bill said that the cost would be approximately $19,000.00.
Someone asked if the proposal could include only the pipes that are at
greatest risk. Bill said that the proposal could include those portions
of the system that are most at risk and thus the cost would be less.

Action:
The manager will determine the age of Section 5’s precast concrete storm
drain pipes and report back to the Council.

Peter said that Section 5 received survey forms from 52% of the residents
and that 52% of those responding were for the signalization of the Circle
and 44% were opposed. He said that many of the responders included
comments.

Action:
The manager will write a letter stating the reason for the survey and
include a copy of the survey results. She will send a copy of this
letter and a copy of the survey results to the District Department of
Transportation and the Board of Governors in the Village.

Craig Pernick, a Williams Lane resident, is a volunteer with the B-CC
Rescue Squad. He said that there has been some concern about the members
of the Chevy Chase Fire Board sending a letter to Chevy Chase residents
asking for solicitations to help with the cost of items that the County
does not supply the Chevy Chase Fire Department. John Fisher, a Section 5
member of the Chevy Chase Fire Board, wrote a letter and sent a copy to
Section 5’s Council stating that he is opposed to such solicitations. He
said that there is always a need for extra money to help pay for new
equipment and training classes.

Craig said that the B-CC Rescue Squad does not receive any money from the
County and thus receives its money from contributions only. Someone
asked what Section 5’s Council’s position is concerning these
solicitations. There was some discussion.

Action:
The manager will contact Section 5’s two other Fire Board members and ask
them about their views on this solicitation and report back to the
Council.

Treasurer's Report

The manager said that the expenditure items in FY 2012 – 13 budget are
all within the budget limits.

The manager told the Council that some Section 5 residents are installing
generators that are permanently installed and need a County permit.
Section 5 does not have an ordinance that pertains to permanently
installed generators thus residents will follow the County’s ordinances
pertaining to such generators.

The manager will write a letter to the owner of the property at 3600
Thornapple St. advising him that he needs to remove the large stump from
his front yard.

The manager said that the County is in the process of revising the
ordinances pertaining to accessory apartments. There was some discussion
about Section 5 Council’s position on this revision. Chris asked the
manager to obtain information about the County’s present ordinances
concerning accessory apartments and the revisions.

Peter asked the Council members if they would agree to change the October
Council meeting date from October 9th to October 10th.

Chris thanked the manager for the good block party.

The manager said that she has had some concern about 2 large public trees
which were damaged by the summer storms thus she has had the arborist
inspect them. He gave them a clean bill of health.

LGIT, Section 5’s insurance company, notified Section 5 that it passed
the Hazard Evaluation Survey. The cost of insurance for Section 5 for
the year 2012-13 was only $47.53 because Section 5 has never had a claim
which was paid by the insurance company. Someone from Alan Beal’s office
will inspect the construction at 7205 Brookville Rd. to be certain that
the building activity is being done according to the County’s ordinances.

The Council has designated the manager as the resident agent so that if
Section 5 is served a legal document, the manager is authorized to accept
this document.

The manager suggested that residents of Section 5 be invited to display
their wares, art, crafts, etc. at the Annual Meeting. There was some
concern about residents offering their wares for sale. Greg suggested
that a resident could conduct any sale of his/her wares outside the
meeting.

Action:
The manager will obtain information concerning the County’s present
accessory apartment ordinances and the proposed changes.
The members agreed to the change and the manager will email Council
members with the date change.
Peter asked the manager to change the printer’s address list of residents
to which it sends notices and include on the envelope the name of the
specific resident rather than a generic title of “Resident.” Peter said
that this may cause residents to treat the mail from Section 5 as
personal rather than junk mail.
The manager will email a copy of the investment policy to the Council and
include a copy with the October agenda mailing.

The next Council meeting will be held October 10, 2012, at the Village
Hall, 5906 Connecticut Avenue, at 7:30 PM. Everyone is welcome. The
Village Hall is handicapped accessible.